About Us
Coaching. Capital. Connections. Collaboration. Community.
Katy Dock is the entrepreneurial hub of Katy. With an advisory board having over 300 Years of Experience and access to a network of investors, industry experts, and relevant experience in hand, the Katy Dock is Katy’s premiere business incubator. Apart from people, Katy Dock also offers modular office space, with wi-fi connections, free coffee, and a great workspace for collaboration(essentially Coworking). We grow great Entrepreneurs. Coworking is an exciting new concept in collaborative workplace environments.
MENTORS
Lance Lacour Twitter|LinkedIn|E-Mail
Lance LaCour – Chairman of Technology Center West Houston and President & CEO of the Katy Area Economic Development Council (Katy Area EDC), the private, non-profit, multi-county economic development corporation for the Katy Area. LaCour is responsible for leadership and management of the EDC which includes business recruitment, business expansion and retention, business infrastructure development, and new company formation. Having helped start-up and manage two business incubators in the Alabama and Mississippi in previous jobs, LaCour is no stranger to helping start-up and technology businesses. Prior to joining Katy Area EDC, LaCour helped start-up and manage a Venture Capital Network and a $250,000 small business revolving loan fund. He also has experience with CAPCO funding programs. LaCour holds an M.S. in Economic Development from the University of Southern Mississippi and is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute of the University of Oklahoma. He is an avid saltwater angler and a Racquetball Ambassador for Wilson Sporting Goods.
Marc Nathan Twitter|LinkedIn|E-Mail
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Marc Nathan currently advises several startup companies as a Director of Development at the Houston Technology Center. He is also the Marketing Chairman of the Houston Angel Network, and an investor in early stage companies.
Tom Kraft
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Dr. Kraft is the Director of Client Services for the Houston Technology enter. He is a native Californian, having graduated from UCLA with a mechanical engineering degree and an MBA from the Anderson School. After teaching at UCLA and research in biophysics, Dr.Kraft completed a Masters program in mathematical statistics from Stanford University. After a brief period of research into control systems and working on the initial design of the NASA’s Mission Control Center, he came to Houston to build that control center for the lunar flights. This experience was followed by a doctoral program at Rice in Electrical Enginering and math. Dr. Kraft founded several companies , one ow which developed and commercialized medical and clinical devices in microbiology, immunology, hematology, and clinical chemistry. This covered a period of four decades and is reflected in numerous commercial successes and 19 patents. Prior to joining the Houston Technology Center, Dr.Kraft was a principal designer and consultant for an automated drug packaging and and dispensing system for acute and sub acute patients. In addition to teaching at UCLA, Dr.Kraft was as adjunct Professor of Math for HCC and a visiting lecturer on creativity. At the Houston Technology Center, Dr.Kraft plays a lead role in accelerating technology startups, principally in biosciences and bioengineering as well as space and other base technologies.
Joe Decker Twitter|LinkedIn|E-Mail
Jeff Linder Twitter|LinkedIn|E-Mail
Jeff Linder, founder of JBMA, Inc., has 14 years experience in marketing management and 15 years experience in producing media and advertising. He has an MBA in marketing from the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business, where he also earned an M.A. in communications technologies at the college of Radio/TV/Film. Over the years he has helped to focus the marketing, advertising, and public relations efforts of a full range of businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurial startups. Mr. Linder has taken tools and methods that have proven successful in large companies with ample resources and budgets, and adapted them for small and medium-sized companies in a variety of industries, using basic principles of effective branding.
Bruce Reichstein Twitter|LinkedIn|E-Mail
As a Katy businessperson, Bruce Reichstein wants to share his business knowledge and experiences in order to assist others. That is one reason he became a Director in TCWH. Reichstein graduated with a BBA in Marketing from the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business. He has been in the Mortgage Banking Business for over 20 years where he serves as President of Texcorp Mortgage Bankers, Inc. In early 2007, Mr. Reichstein was instrumental in organizing and forming the first Katy domiciled bank, Westbound Bank, where he currently serves as Chairman. He has been a partner in several start-up website ventures over the past few years and has successfully purchased and sold website properties. He has an extensive referral network bringing banking, mortgage banking, web based companies and entrepreneurs together for win /win relationships.